The Biden administration is facing an expected legal battle after the CDC issued a new moratorium which would continue extending the ban on evictions during the pandemic. Several landlord groups are suing the administration for what they describe as “the CDC acting in bad faith.” Alabama and Georgia chapters of... Read More »
The federal government has joined in on several lawsuits accusing health care giant Kaiser Permanente of Medicaid overbilling in its Medicare Advantage managed-care plans. Medicare Advantage, also known as Medicare Part C, is a program that allows patients to enroll in privately-run managed care plans while receiving Medicaid benefits. CMS... Read More »
President Biden continues with his mission to staff his government with a diverse group of federal officials. This is reflected with his latest move in picking Ur Jaddou to head Citizenship and Immigration Services. The U.S. Democrat-led Senate confirmed Jaddou on July 30 in a 47-34 vote. Jaddou brings with... Read More »
A federal judge has blocked a Texas order that targeted migrants after the Justice Department filed suit against the state to keep state troopers from targeting and stopping vehicles that transport migrants. Governor Gregg Abbott issued the executive order last Wednesday on the grounds that stopping vehicles that were transporting... Read More »
The men’s soccer union has joined in on the U.S. women’s soccer team’s call for equal pay. Last Friday, the head of the U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA), which represents players for the men’s team, filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In their... Read More »
At the onset of the pandemic, a federal moratorium on evictions was put in place by the Centers for Disease Control. Last Saturday, the moratorium which had been extended several times throughout the pandemic had reached its end. President Biden explained that the moratorium would no longer be in effect... Read More »
Texas’ efforts on border security have ramped up as the state has begun arresting migrants for trespassing if they cross the border. This move is part of Gov. Abbott's latest border control efforts under what has been dubbed Operation Lone Star. As part of the initiative, Abbott announced that the... Read More »
Drugmaker Endo has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit that was brought by several Tennessee local governments and on behalf of a newborn child who was born addicted to opioids. The settlement agreements come after the drugmaker was accused of helping fuel the opioid epidemic that ravaged... Read More »
Ford Motor Company has issued a worldwide recall on approximately 775,000 2013-2017 Ford Explorer vehicles due to issues with steering that have been linked to at least six injuries in North America. While the recall is worldwide, 676,152 vehicles under the recall are registered in North America, with 59,935 in... Read More »
Industry leaders 3M Co, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp, and Honeywell Inc, have agreed to settle a putative class action lawsuit last Wednesday after allegations that the companies played a hand in the contamination of a New York town’s water system. Residents of the town argue that Hoosick Falls’ drinking water... Read More »
Liberty University, the nation’s largest Christian university tucked in the hills of the Appalachian mountains has found itself in the center of controversy yet again following a bombshell lawsuit filed against the university by 12 women. The women were not named in the lawsuit and are instead identified as Jane... Read More »
Terrifying footage has turned up of a six-year-old elementary school student being dragged for over an alleged 1,100 feet after she exits her school bus. Although the incident took place in 2015, the footage has recently surfaced and has since gone viral on social media after the video was released... Read More »
Last Friday, accused killer Michael Gargiulo, who was dubbed the “Hollywood Ripper,” was sentenced to death for brutally killing Ashley Ellerin, 22, in 2001, and Maria Bruno, 32, in 2005. Gargiulo was thrown into the national spotlight after one of the victims, Ellerin, was found dead just before she was... Read More »
A Texas federal judge ruled on Friday that the Obama-era program DACA was unlawfully created and would no longer serve as a protection for thousands of undocumented immigrants seeking to live and work in the United States. Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the United States District Court in Houston, Texas,... Read More »
California lawmakers have approved a guaranteed income program that will provide qualified residents a guaranteed monthly income with no strings attached. The program will prioritize individuals who have aged out of the foster care system as well as pregnant mothers. Universal basic income and guaranteed income programs have been a... Read More »
